List of mountains and hills of the West Bengal

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This is a list page of the mountains and hills found in the Indian state of West Bengal. It includes a list of the highest mountains in each of the constituent districts. Hills greater than 1,000 meter AMSL are categorized as Mountains and less than 300 meter AMSL are categorized as Hillocks. Sandakfu is the highest peak of the state located in the Singalila Ridge of Himalayas while Chemtaburu is the highest peak in the southern West Bengal on Ajodhya Hills of the extended Eastern Ghats.

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Peaks

RankingPeakHeight (m)
1 Sandakfu 3636
2 Falut 3600
3Sabargram3543
4Rachela Danda3170
5 Tonglu 3036
6 Tiger Hill 2600
7 Ghum Hill 2400
8Sanchuli1924
9Sinchula1795
10 Deolo Hill 1704
11 Durpin Hill 1372
12 Chamtaburu 712
13 Gorgaburu 677

Mountains

RankingMountainHighest peakHeight (m)Mountain rangeDistrict
1 Singalila Ridge Sandakfu 3636 Himalayas Darjeeling
2Darjeeling-Kurseong range Tiger Hill 2600 Himalayas Darjeeling
3Sinchula rangeSanchuli1924 Himalayas Alipurduar
4Chola range Deolo Hill 1704 Himalayas Kalimpong

Hills

RankingHillHighest peakHeight (m)Mountain rangeDistrict
1 Ajodhya Hills Range Chamtaburu 719 Chota Nagpur Plateau Purulia
2 Ajodhya Hills Range Gorgaburu 677 Chota Nagpur Plateau Purulia
3 Panchet Hill 490 Chota Nagpur Plateau Purulia
4 Biharinath 451 Eastern Ghats Bankura
5 Susunia 448 Eastern Ghats Bankura

Hillocks

RankingHillockHeight (m)Plateau/RangeDistrict
1 Mukutmanipur 200 Dalma Hills Bankura
2 Mama Bhagneglo 105 Chota Nagpur plateau Birbhum

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